How To Pronounce Flour

flour

UK
Phonemic
/flaʊə/or/ˈflaʊ.ə/
Phonetic
[fl̥aʊəʴ]
US
Phonemic
/flaʊr/

In British English, flour is pronounced /flaʊə/ or /ˈflaʊ.ə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fl̥aʊəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /flaʊr/.

Flour has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.

Syllables, Stress And Endings

Syllables And Stress

flaʊə

Flour has one syllable in British English.

Words That Rhyme With Flour

Questions About Flour

How do you pronounce flour in British English?

In British English, flour is pronounced /flaʊə/ or /ˈflaʊ.ə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fl̥aʊəʴ].

How do you pronounce flour in American English?

In American English, flour is pronounced /flaʊr/.

Do British and American English pronounce flour the same way?

No. British English has /flaʊə/ and American English has /flaʊr/.

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